ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 |  16th T20I match (Super 12 Group 2)  | The match will be played between India and Pakistan.

• Date & Time- 23 Oct | 01:30 PM
• Venue – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
• Match Status- T20 International Tournament by (ICC) International Cricket Council

Team Overview

India

• (Last 5 Matches) – (L-W-W-W-W)
• Team Captain – Rohit Sharma (c)

Pakistan

• (Last 5 Matches) – (W-W-L-W-W)
• Team Captain – Babar Azam (c)

Pitch Report – IND vs PAK

The pitch at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne is a balanced pitch which has been good for both of the departments so far, however, Bowling first should be the call as per the matches have done here a bit more advantage for Batting second and an average score on this pitch is likely to be 150+.

• Total Match Played: 18
• Batting First Won: 7
• Batting Second Won: 10
• Tie: 1
• Average 1st Inns scores: 139

Probable Playing XI – IND vs PAK

India (IND)-XI

KL Rahul (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (57), (74), (DNB), (57), (51*)
• H2H Bat – M-3, R-31, Ave-10, Sr-106
• Venue Stats bat – M-1 (DNB)
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-32, R-1206, Ave-38, Sr-141 | 2nd Inn-30, R-931, Ave-40, Sr-138
• Overall T20I- M-66, R-2137, Ave-39, Sr-140

Rohit Sharma (c) (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (15), (DNB), (3), (0), (43)
• H2H Bat – M-10, R-110, Ave-15, Sr-123
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-68, Ave-34, Sr-123
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-71, R-2276, Ave-36, Sr-146 | 2nd Inn-63, R-1461, Ave-27, Sr-132
• Overall T20I- M-142, R-3737, Ave-31, Sr-140

Virat Kohli (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (19), (DNB), (DNB), (49*), (3)
• H2H Bat – M-9, R-406, Ave-67, Sr-119
• Venue Stats bat – M-3, R-90, Ave-90, Sr-157
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-57, R-1811, Ave-39, Sr-140 | 2nd Inn-44, R-1901, Ave-70, Sr-135
• Overall T20I- M-109, R-3712, Ave-50, Sr-138

Suryakumar Yadav (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (50), (DNB), (52), (8), (61)
• H2H Bat – M-3, R-42, Ave-14, Sr-116
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-19, R-579, Ave-32, Sr-183 | 2nd Inn-13, R-466, Ave-51, Sr-169
• Overall T20I- M-34, R-1045, Ave-38, Sr-176

Hardik Pandya (RHB/RAMF)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (2+0w), (17+0w), (27+DNB), (25*+0w), (9+0w)
• H2H Bat – M-5, R-44, Ave-14, Sr-151
• H2H Bowl – Inn-4, W-8, Sr-10
• Venue Stats bat – M-1 (DNB)
• Venue Stats bowl – Inn-1, W-1, Sr-12
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-39, R-766, Ave-27, Sr-146 (Inn-24, W-26, Sr-17) | 2nd Inn-15, R-223, Ave-20, Sr-155 (Inn-40, W-28, Sr-23)
• Overall T20I- M-73, R-989, Ave-25, Sr-148 | Inn-64, W-54, Sr-20

Dinesh Karthik (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (20), (10), (19*), (46), (17*)
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-12, Ave-12, Sr-120
• Venue Stats bat – M-2, R-8, Ave-8, Sr-100
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-25, R-342, Ave-20, Sr-140 | 2nd Inn-20, R-330, Ave-55, Sr-152
• Overall T20I- M-56, R-672, Ave-29, Sr-146

Axar Patel (LHB/SLAO)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (6+DNB), (2+0w), (10+0w), (9+0w), (DNB+1w)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-14, R-116, Ave-19, Sr-138 (Inn-12, W-9, Sr-26) | 2nd Inn-5, R-46, Ave-11, Sr-127 (Inn-19, W-22, Sr-16)
• Overall T20I- M-32, R-162, Ave-16, Sr-135 | Inn-31, W-31, Sr-19

Harshal Patel (RHB/RAM)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB+1w), (2+2w), (5+1w), (17+0w), (DNB+0w)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-9, W-11, Sr-17 | 2nd Inn-13, W-15, Sr-17
• Overall T20I- M-23, Inn-22, W-26, Sr-17

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RHB/RAM)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (2w), (0), (2), (1w), (0)
• H2H Bat – M-6, R-11, Sr-110
• H2H Bowl – Inn-6, W-10, Sr-13
• Venue Stats bat – M-1 (DNB)
• Venue Stats bowl – Inn-1, W-2, Sr-9
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-32, W-34, Sr-21 | 2nd Inn-46, W-51, Sr-18
• Overall T20I- M-79, Inn-78, W-85, Sr-19

Arshdeep Singh (LHB/LAMF)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (1w), (1w), (3w), (2w), (3w)
• H2H Bat – M-2 (DNB)
• H2H Bowl – Inn-2, W-3, Sr-15
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-3, W-6, Sr-11 | 2nd Inn-10, W-13, Sr-15
• Overall T20I- M-13, Inn-13, W-19, Sr-14

Mohammad Shami (RHB/RAF)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB+3w), (DNB+0w), (23+1w), (DNB+3w), (16 & 13/ 2w & 0w)
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-0*
• H2H Bowl – Inn-2, W-1, Sr-47
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-10, W-11, Sr-19 | 2nd Inn-7, W-7, Sr-20
• Overall T20I- M-17, Inn-17, W-18, Sr-19

Bench Players (IND)

Deepak Hooda (RHB/OB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (6+0w), (22+0w), (DNB+1w), (3+DNB), (16+DNB)
• H2H Bat – M-1, R-16, Ave-16, Sr-114
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-6, R-215, Ave-35, Sr-158 | 2nd Inn-3, R-78, Ave-78, Sr-150 (Inn-3, W-1, Sr-30)
• Overall T20I- M-12, R-293, Ave-41, Sr-155 | Inn-4, W-1, Sr-36

Yuzvendra Chahal (RHB/LG)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (1w), (DNB), (2w), (1w), (0w)
• H2H Bat – M-2 (DNB)
• H2H Bowl – Inn-2, W-1, Sr-48
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-26, W-26, Sr-23 | 2nd Inn-42, W-59, Sr-16
• Overall T20I- M-69, Inn-68, W-85, Sr-18

Rishabh Pant (LHB/wk)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (9), (9), (27), (DNB), (DNB)
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-53, Ave-26, Sr-126
• Venue Stats bat – M-1 (DNB)
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-32, R-591, Ave-22, Sr-120 | 2nd Inn-20, R-370, Ave-26, Sr-140
• Overall T20I- M-62, R-961, Ave-24, Sr-127

Ravichandran Ashwin (RHB/OB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (6+0w), (2+3w), (DNB), (2+0w), (DNB+0w)
• H2H Bat – M-5 (DNB)
• H2H Bowl – Inn-5, W-3, Sr-36
• Venue Stats bat – M-2 (DNB)
• Venue Stats bowl – Inn-2, W-1, Sr-48
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-12, R-136, Ave-34, Sr-133 (Inn-31, W-32, Sr-21) | 2nd Inn-3, R-27, Ave-13, Sr-67 (Inn-28, W-34, Sr-19)
• Overall T20I- M-59, R-163, Ave-27, Sr-114 | Inn-59, W-66, Sr-20

Pakistan (PAK)-XI

Mohammad Rizwan (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (0*), (DNB), (34), (69), (16)
• H2H Bat – M-3, R-193, Ave-96, Sr-130
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-30, R-1420, Ave-64, Sr-131 | 2nd Inn-32, R-1040, Ave-41, Sr-123
• Overall T20I- M-73, R-2460, Ave-52, Sr-128

Babar Azam (c) (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (6), (DNB), (15), (55), (21)
• H2H Bat – M-3, R-92, Ave-46, Sr-129
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-47, R-1813, Ave-44, Sr-128 | 2nd Inn-40, R-1418, Ave-42, Sr-130
• Overall T20I- M-92, R-3231, Ave-43, Sr-129

Fakhar Zaman (LHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (0), (13), (5), (15), (53)
• H2H Bat – M-3, R-25, Ave-12, Sr-104
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-39, R-792, Ave-20, Sr-129 | 2nd Inn-26, R-557, Ave-23, Sr-128
• Overall T20I- M-71, R-1349, Ave-21, Sr-129 | Inn-1, W-0

Shan Masood (LHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB), (39), (19), (DNB), (14)
• H2H Bat – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-6, R-80, Ave-13, Sr-114 | 2nd Inn-4, R-140, Ave-46, Sr-132
• Overall T20I- M-12, R-220, Ave-24, Sr-125

Iftikhar Ahmed (RHB/OB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB), (22+DNB), (25*+DNB), (DNB+0w), (27+0w)
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-30, Ave-30, Sr-130
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats Bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-16, R-347, Ave-26, Sr-127 (Inn-9, W-2, Sr-51) | 2nd Inn-13, R-193, Ave-27, Sr-122 (Inn-6, W-1, Sr-86)
• Overall T20I- M-36, R-540, Ave-27, Sr-125 | Inn-15, W-3, Sr-62

Asif Ali (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB), (14), (1), (2*), (25*)
• H2H Bat – M-3, R-25, Ave-12, Sr-166
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-28, R-283, Ave-13, Sr-130 | 2nd Inn-20, R-259, Ave-18, Sr-139
• Overall T20I- M-54, R-542, Ave-15, Sr-134

Shadab Khan (RHB/LB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB+1w), (14+1w), (DNB+1w), (DNB+0w), (8+1w)
• H2H Bat – M-3, R-10, Ave-10, Sr-111
• H2H Bowl – Inn-3, W-3, Sr-24
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-20, R-214, Ave-14, Sr-129 (Inn-32, W-29, Sr-24) | 2nd Inn-12, R-164, Ave-27, Sr-151 (Inn-41, W-58, Sr-16)
• Overall T20I- M-77, R-378, Ave-18, Sr-138 | Inn-73, W-87, Sr-18

Mohammad Nawaz (LHB/SLAO)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB+1w), (10+0w), (38*+1w), (45*+1w), (0+0w)
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-43, Ave-21, Sr-186
• H2H Bowl – Inn-2, W-4, Sr-11
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-16, R-110, Ave-9, Sr-118 (Inn-23, W-19, Sr-23) | 2nd Inn-13, R-244, Ave-34, Sr-146 (Inn-25, W-25, Sr-19)
• Overall T20I- M-48, R-354, Ave-18, Sr-136 | Inn-48, W-44, Sr-21

Naseem Shah (RHB/RAF)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (0w), (2*+1w), (2w), (2w), (0w)
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-0
• H2H Bowl – Inn-2, W-3, Sr-16
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-5, W-7, Sr-17 | 2nd Inn-4, Inn-4, Sr-19
• Overall T20I- M-9, Inn-9, W-11, Sr-18

Shaheen Shah Afridi (LHB/LAF)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (2w), (0), (4w & 0w), (5*+1w), (15*+1w)
• H2H Bat – M-1 (DNB)
• H2H Bowl – Inn-1, W-3, Sr-8
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-18, W-20, Sr-20 | 2nd Inn-22, W-27, Sr-17
• Overall T20I- M-40, Inn-40, W-47, Sr-18

Haris Rauf (RHB/RAF)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (2w), (1*+DNB), (2w), (3w), (1w)
• H2H Bat – M-3, R-13*, Sr-185
• H2H Bowl – Inn-3, 3, W-2, Sr-36
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-26, W-37, Sr-16 | 2nd Inn-22, W-27, Sr-17
• Overall T20I- M-50, R-48, W-64, Sr-16

Bench Players (PAK)

Khushdil Shah (LHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB), (0), (27), (2), (29)
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-16, Ave-16, Sr-88
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-11, R-137, Ave-15, Sr-96 | 2nd Inn-11, R-172, Ave-28, Sr-125
• Overall T20I- M-24, R-309, Ave-20, Sr-110 | Inn-2, W-0

Mohammad Hasnain (RHB/RAF)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB), (DNB+0w), (DNB+0w), (5*+1w), (DNB+2w)
• H2H Bat – M-1 (DNB)
• H2H Bowl – Inn-1, W-1, Sr-24
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-18, W-16, Sr-27 | 2nd Inn-8, W-9, Sr-19
• Overall T20I- M-27, Inn-26, W-25, Sr-24

Mohammad Wasim (RHB/RAFM)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB+0w), (26+2w), (DNB+0w), (DNB+2w), (1*+0w)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-4, R-15, Ave-15, Sr-78 (Inn-11, W-12, Sr-17) | 2nd Inn-1, R-5, Ave-5, Sr-100 (Inn-9, W-14, Sr-13)
• Overall T20I- M-20, R-20, Ave-10, Sr-83 | Inn-20, W-26, Sr-15

Haider Ali (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (DNB), (18), (31), (0), (8)
• H2H Bat – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Innings Ave/Sr- 1st Inn-14, R-259, Ave-18, Sr-123 | 2nd Inn-14, R-238, Ave-21, Sr-132
• Overall T20I- M-31, R-497, Ave-19, Sr-127

Top Picks By H2H

Virat Kohli (RHB)

• H2H Bat – M-9, R-406, Ave-67, Sr-119

Mohammad Rizwan (RHB)

• H2H Bat – M-3, R-193, Ave-96, Sr-130

Babar Azam (c) (RHB)

• H2H Bat – M-3, R-92, Ave-46, Sr-129

Shaheen Shah Afridi (LHB/LAF)

• H2H Bowl – Inn-1, W-3, Sr-8

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RHB/RAM)

• H2H Bowl – Inn-6, W-10, Sr-13

Hardik Pandya (RHB/RAMF)

• H2H Bowl – Inn-4, W-8, Sr-10

Top picks By Venue

Rohit Sharma (c) (RHB)

• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-68, Ave-34, Sr-123

Virat Kohli (RHB)

• Venue Stats bat – M-3, R-90, Ave-90, Sr-157

Top Picks By H2H & Venue

Virat Kohli (RHB)

• H2H Bat – M-9, R-406, Ave-67, Sr-119
• Venue Stats bat – M-3, R-90, Ave-90, Sr-157

Top Dismissals:- IND vs PAK

Mohammad Rizwan

• Hardik Pandya – (B-21, R-26, W-2)

H2H Records – IND vs PAK

• Total Matches played in the last 3 years – 3
• Matches won by India – 1
• Matches won by Pakistan – 2
• Tie/No Results – 0

C & VC Selection – IND vs PAK

Safe Options

• R Rizwan
• S Yadav
• V Kholi
• H Pandya

Risky Options

• KL Rahul
• B Azam
• R Sharma
• D Kartik
• S Afridi
• A Patel

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